BRANDON BELT NEWS

LEADING OFF: Bosox-Yanks open 2nd half; trade deadline looms

The second half of the major league baseball season begins with one game Thursday night when Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers and the AL East-leading Red Sox visit Yankee Stadium

JULY 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

On deck for MLB's 2nd half: Trades, playoff races and prizes

The second half of the major league baseball season starts Thursday night when Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers and the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox visit Yankee Stadium

JULY 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gausman expected to start as San Francisco hosts Washington

The Nationals will start Erick Fedde on Sunday and the Giants are expected to counter with Kevin Gausman

JULY 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lester scheduled to start for Nationals at Giants

The Giants will send Anthony DeSclafani to the mound Saturday and the Nationals plan to give Jon Lester the start

JULY 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fill-ins Casali, Ruf hit homers, Giants beat Nationals 5-3

Curt Casali hit a two-run homer while filling in for injured All-Star catcher Buster Posey, late lineup addition Darin Ruf added a go-ahead drive and the San Francisco Giants beat...

JULY 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Webb expected to start for the Giants against the Nationals

The Giants will roll out Logan Webb to the mound Friday and the Nationals plan to give Paolo Espino the start

JULY 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Oviedo scheduled to start for Cardinals at Giants

The Cardinals will start Johan Oviedo on Wednesday while the Giants are expected to counter with Alex Wood

JULY 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wainwright wins fourth straight decision, Cards beat Giants

Nolan Arenado and Edmundo Sosa homered to back Adam Wainwright’s fourth straight winning decision, Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run single in the fourth inning, and the St. Louis Car...

JULY 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wainwright expected to start for the Cardinals against Giants

The Cardinals will start Adam Wainwright on Tuesday while the Giants are expected to counter with Johnny Cueto

JULY 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kim pitches Cardinals past Giants, St. Louis gets to Gausman

Kwang Hyun Kim pitched seven scoreless innings, Matt Carpenter hit a two-run triple in the seventh for the first runs of the game and the St. Louis Cardinals snapped San Francisco’...

JULY 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Resumes baseball activities Belt (knee) will resume light baseball activity Monday, Mark W. Sanchez of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.

Impact Belt has been managing right knee inflammation for just under two weeks, but he's dealing with minimal structural damage to his knee and will undergo a rehab process rather than having surgery. While rehab should have a shorter recovery timetable than he'd have if he elected for surgery, a better idea of a return date likely won't be known until the 33-year-old is able to ramp up his activity level.

JULY 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Gausman scheduled to start for San Francisco against St. Louis

The Giants are expected to send Kevin Gausman to the mound Monday and the Cardinals will give Kwang Hyun Kim the start

JULY 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

DeSclafani scheduled to start for Giants at Diamondbacks

The Giants will start Anthony DeSclafani on Sunday while the Diamondbacks are expected to counter with Caleb Smith

JULY 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Faria expected to start as Diamondbacks host the Giants

The Giants will start Sammy Long on Saturday while the Diamondbacks are expected to counter with Jake Faria

JULY 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Giants look to break 4-game losing streak against Diamondbacks

San Francisco heads into the matchup against Arizona in a rut, losers of four straight

JULY 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Opting for rehab Belt (knee) is opting to rehab his knee rather than undergo surgery, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

Impact This news was expected after it was determined that Belt suffered only minimal structural damage to his knee. He received the opinion of three doctors, all of whom agreed that rehab was a viable option. There's no current timeline for his return.

JULY 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Diamondbacks look to break 4-game losing streak against Giants

Arizona will try to break its four-game losing streak when the Diamondbacks take on San Francisco

JULY 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gausman scheduled to start for Giants at Dodgers

The Dodgers will send Walker Buehler to the mound Tuesday and the Giants plan to give Kevin Gausman the start

JUNE 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Belt (knee) appears likely to avoid surgery LOS ANGELES -- Brandon Belt’s visit with Dr. Neal ElAttrache on Monday yielded encouraging news for the Giants. Manager Gabe Kapler said Bel...

JUNE 29, 2021 • MLB.COM

Expected to avoid surgery Belt is dealing with minimal structural damage in his right knee but is expected to avoid surgery, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Impact Belt has already sought a second opinion, and he's expected to receive yet another opinion Wednesday from Dr. McAdams of Stanford, per Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic. The team expects that he'll be able to rehab instead go under the knife, but a final decision has yet to be made by the first baseman.

JUNE 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Dodgers face Giants, look to build on Kershaw's strong performance

Los Angeles looks to follow up a dominant performance by Sunday starter Clayton Kershaw

JUNE 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Irvin fans 8, A's beat Giants 6-2 to avoid 3-game sweep

Cole Irvin struck out eight in eight innings to remain unbeaten in five June starts, and the Oakland Athletics beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2

JUNE 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Oakland's Chapman puts 14-game hit streak on the line against Giants

Athletics, streaking Chapman set for matchup with Giants

JUNE 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Seeking second opinion Belt will travel to Los Angeles and Stanford in search of a second opinion on his knee injury, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Impact Belt has been banged up by minor issues throughout the season and hit the injured list for the second time this year Friday with what's being called right knee inflammation for now. A clearer picture of the severity of the issue and his expected return date should emerge after he gets the additional opinion.

JUNE 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Giants in action against the Athletics following Cueto's strong showing

San Francisco looks to follow up a dominant outing by Friday starter Johnny Cueto

JUNE 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS